ClipShare - Package Repository

• Install on Ubuntu
• Install on Fedora

Install on Ubuntu

1. Identify the distribution

   The remaining steps require using the correct version codename for the OS distribution. The version names for the recent Ubuntu LTS versions are,

   Version	Name
   24.04	noble
   22.04	jammy
   20.04	focal
   18.04	bionic

• For other non-LTS versions, use the last LTS version released before your Ubuntu version.
• For other Ubuntu flavors (ex: Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE) and other Ubuntu-based distributions (ex: Mint, Pop!_OS, Elementry OS, Zorin OS, etc), use the Ubuntu version name, which your distro is based on. For example, Linux Mint 22.1 Xia is based on Ubuntu noble.
• The Ubuntu version name can also be found with the following command.
  

  grep -h UBUNTU_CODENAME /etc/*release 2>/dev/null

2. Add the repository as a package source.

   Run the following commands to add the ClipShare repository to apt.

   CODENAME='noble'  # Replace 'noble' with your Ubuntu version name
   ARCH='amd64'      # Replace 'amd64' with 'arm64' for ARM-based machines
   echo "deb [arch=${ARCH} signed-by=/etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/clipshare-package.gpg] https://thevindu-w.github.io/clipshare-packages/ubuntu ${CODENAME} main" | \
   sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/clipshare.list >/dev/null
   

3. Add the GPG key

   Run the following command to add the ClipShare repository to apt.

   wget -qO - https://thevindu-w.github.io/clipshare-packages/clipshare-package.gpg | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/clipshare-package.gpg >/dev/null
   

   Alternative command if the above fails

   sudo curl -L -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/clipshare-package.gpg https://thevindu-w.github.io/clipshare-packages/clipshare-package.gpg
   

4. Install/Update ClipShare

   Run the following commands to install or update ClipShare.

   sudo apt-get update

   • Install server

     sudo apt-get install -y clipshare-server

   • Install desktop client

     sudo apt-get install -y clipshare-client

5. Setup auto-start on login and Create configuration file (Optional)

   Run the following commands without sudo or root privileges.

   • Server

     setup-clipshare

   • Desktop client

     setup-clipshare-client

Updating

You need to run only the 4^th step above to update ClipShare.

Install on Fedora

1. Add the repository as a package source.

   Run the following commands to add the ClipShare repository to dnf.

   sudo dnf config-manager addrepo --from-repofile=https://thevindu-w.github.io/clipshare-packages/fedora/clipshare.repo
   

2. Install/Update ClipShare

   Run the following command to install or update ClipShare.

   • Server

     sudo dnf install -y clipshare-server

   • Desktop client

     sudo dnf install -y clipshare-client

   During the first run, the above command may ask to allow importing an OpenPGP key with the fingerprint F2A2E5443F016E36D0A3CFAD1C847A7379629521. If the fingerprint is correct, enter y to continue with the installation.

3. Setup auto-start on login and Create configuration file (Optional)

   Run the following commands without sudo or root privileges.

   • Server

     setup-clipshare

   • Desktop client

     setup-clipshare-client

Updating

Run the following command to update ClipShare.

• Server

  sudo dnf update -y clipshare-server

• Desktop client

  sudo dnf update -y clipshare-client